SmartDrivingCar.com/13.11-Finally-8.14.25
11h edition of the 13th year of SmartDrivingCars eLetter
Revel is shutting down its Model Y-powered ride-hailing, which was basically Tesla Robotaxi
F. Lambert, Aug 12, “Revel announced that it is shutting down its ride-hailing service in New York, which was powered by modified Tesla Model Y vehicles….
Revel started with a ride-sharing fleet of electric scooters, but in 2021, it expanded into a ride-hailing fleet of Tesla Model Y vehicles in New York.
It’s essentially the same as the service Tesla recently launched in the Bay Area of California, which it called “Robotaxi.”…
Over the last few years, Revel has entered the charging business. Initially, it was primarily to charge its own expanding fleet of electric vehicles, but it gradually expanded into large public charging stations….
Over the last few years, Revel has entered the charging business. Initially, it was primarily to charge its own expanding fleet of electric vehicles, but it gradually expanded into large public charging stations….
This week, Revel is shutting down its ride-hailing fleet to focus on its charging business….” Read more Hmmmm… How challenging must the conventional ride business be to be behind electric charging? I guess they didn’t drink the Kool Aid future version. Oh well, details must matter. Alain
The Real Case for Driverless Mobility
Narrated by Fred Fishkin, Available now
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SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 396 / PodCast 396 Revel folds Model Y ride Hailing, Tesla Robotaxis, Waymo & more
F. Fishkin, Aug. 14, “Revel shuts down Model Y ride hailing service in NYC, while Tesla and Waymo aim to start services in the city. A move for Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley, GM wants to sell self driving cars to consumers and more! Tune into episode 396 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.
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0:30 Revel shuts down Model Y ride hailing
5:04 Waymo and Tesla look to bring robotaxis to NYC
7:36 CNBC reports Tesla analyst Adam Jonas moving to new role at Morgan Stanley
11:35 Tesla willing to pay up to 33.66 an hopur for robotaxi test operators in NYC
14:40 CNBC says Tesla Robotaxi scores permit for ride hailing service in Texas
18:14 GM plans to bring back self driving car project to sell vehicles to consumers
27:05 Edmunds piece asking is Model Y FSD tech really worth 8 thousand dollars
30:33 The Street report on Tesla lawsuit settlement history before 243 million dollar suit
33:00 The Street also reports that Tesla robotaxi pulls ahead of Waymo in SF
38:40 Very brief update on Handyrides effort
September 26-30, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
Noted Tesla analyst Adam Jonas moving into new role at Morgan Stanley
L. Han, Aug. 4, “Noted Morgan Stanley auto research analyst Adam Jonas will be stepping into a new role at the firm.
Save for a brief stint as a researcher at a European competitor, Jonas has been with Morgan Stanley (and predecessor firm Dean Witter) since graduating from college, eventually working his way up to leading the bank’s coverage of the automobile industry. With this latest move, Jonas will now focus on a wider artificial intelligence theme.
“After nearly 30 years covering autos, I am pursuing an exciting opportunity within Morgan Stanley’s research department focusing on physical/embodied AI (AVs, eVTOLs, space, humanoid robots, etc) leveraging the ideas and relationships from my talented research colleagues across public and private companies,” Jonas said, according to an internal staff memo obtained by CNBC.
Jonas gained notoriety across Wall Street for being a longtime Tesla bull. Early on, he laid out a broader vision for the electric vehicle company that encompassed autonomous robotaxis to justify Tesla’s high valuation. ….” Read more Hmmmm… Adam: congratulations! So well deserved. Even more fun!! Alain
A. Tecotzky, July 5, “As Tesla lays the groundwork to expand its robotaxi service to more US cities, recent job listings indicate that it’s hiring autonomous vehicle operators in the Big Apple to help it do so.
Tesla is hiring prototype vehicle operators in Queens, New York, to operate engineering cars with “autonomous driving systems” and collect driving data, according to a job listing on the company’s website titled “Vehicle Operator, Autopilot.”…
It’s not just driving a car — those who get the gig will need to operate recording devices, debug software as needed, collect and analyze audio and camera data, and give detailed feedback. The ideal applicant has to have good English communication skills, be “tech-savvy with experience managing tools for data collection and troubleshooting with advanced PC skills,” and be familiar with autonomous driving systems.….” Read more Hmmmm… Wow! Does tesla really think they can find people that good in NYC for only $33.66/hour? Do they know what the banks pay for similar skills and attitudes? Alain
Tesla Robotaxi scores permit to run ride-hailing service in Texas
L. Kolodny, Aug. 8, “Tesla has been granted a permit to run a ride-hailing business in Texas, allowing the electric vehicle maker to compete against companies including Uber and Lyft.
Tesla Robotaxi LLC is licensed to operate a “transportation network company” until August 6, 2026, according to a listing on the website of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or TDLR. The permit was issued this week.. ….” Read more Hmmmm… Now Uber is in trouble. Can Waymo survive? Alain
GM Plans to Resurrect Self-Driving Car Project With a Twist
C. Carlson, Aug 11, “General Motors (GM) has begun reigniting its defunct self-driving Cruise business by approaching some of the subsidiary’s former employees for recruitment. However, the automaker is said to be pivoting from Cruise’s original mission of creating a robotaxi into manufacturing autonomous cars for personal use, Bloomberg reports. The Cruise revival would begin with GM developing a vehicle with hands-free, eyes-free driving with a human in the driver’s seat. Next, Cruise would create a car capable of operating without a human behind the wheel. Former Tesla Autopilot chief Sterling Anderson, now GM’s Executive Vice President of Global Product and Chief Product Officer, detailed Cruise’s updated roadmap during a meeting on August 6, according to those familiar with the matter. ….” Read more Hmmmm… Talk about an impossible mission… turning around a 100+ year old company focused on making a horribly challenging task (driving) into a tolerable, even enjoyable activity into one that will say, we won’t let you do that anymore. Plus, starting with stale technology with no comments or memory. Yipes! Good luck catching up, let alone leap frogging anyone. The world hasn’t stood still at what it was on October 2, 2023. Alain
Is Our Tesla Model Y’s Full Self-Driving Tech Really Worth $8,000?
B Romans, Aug. 13, “After more than 4,000 miles in our One-Year Road Test fleet, our team has commented favorably about our 2026 Tesla Model Y’s range (327 miles on a full charge in the Edmunds EV Range Test), expansive cargo space, comfortable ride quality, and quick and smooth acceleration. But there’s one thing that’s received a mixed reception: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised), henceforth abbreviated as FSD, is a special drive mode that, put simply, allows the car to (mostly) drive itself. Our Model Y, being a loaded-up Launch Series, came with it as standard. Otherwise, FSD is an $8,000 option for the current Model Y lineup. I recently took a 500-mile road trip and thought it would be interesting to drive half of it with FSD activated and half without to better learn its advantages and disadvantages. ….
” There is no doubt that FSD has value. In situations when little brain power is required, then FSD is pretty cool. This is usually on an open freeway with little traffic or a jammed-up highway with traffic crawling along at 5 mph. In both cases, I can rely on FSD to handle the driving while I stretch, grab a stack from the center console, or just relax a little.
Is that worth $8,000, though? As it is now, no. I’m cool with Autopilot. But I could change my mind in the future if Full Self-Driving becomes Unsupervised, meaning Tesla no longer requires the driver to be paying attention. That would be good, but I also would want to be confident that I could trust the car to drive correctly 100% of the time.” Read more Hmmmm… Driving correctly 100% of the time is an unattainable hurdle that not even a Fromula1 driver or any human (except the current reader, of course, lol) can achieve. When can we begin to have a real conversation about how good is good enough, given that currently, IMO, >90% of crashes involve human mis-behavior? Alain
Tesla’s history of settling Autopilot claims before $243 million lawsuit
T. Owusu, Aug. 13, “Tesla (TSLA) just suffered one of its biggest defeats in court, and the lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the case has a lot to say.
Earlier this month, a Florida jury ruled that the family of Naibel Benavides and crash survivor Dillon Angulo were entitled to an award that could total as much as $243 million after George McGee crashed his Tesla into a vehicle they were standing outside of in 2019.
McGee testified that he had Autopilot engaged when he killed the 22-year-old Benavides in Key Largo, but his eyes were off the road while he looked for the cellphone he had dropped.
While Tesla argued that data showed McGee had his foot on the accelerator, overriding Autopilot, in the moments before his vehicle crashed at over 60 mph, the jury found Tesla 33% responsible for the crash. …” Read more Hmmmm… It is what it is. Alain
Tesla Robotaxi pulls ahead of Waymo in San Francisco
T. Owusu, Aug. 4, “Tesla (TSLA) may have started the robotaxi race running behind Waymo, but it has taken the lead in the pair’s hometown of San Francisco.
Silicon Valley, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the home of Tesla, Waymo, and Waymo’s parent company, Alphabet.
After years of beta testing in the city, Waymo finally made Waymo One (think Uber, but for autonomous vehicles) available to the public in June 2024.
Waymo had nearly 300,000 signups at launch, which has only grown since.
As of July 2025, Waymo One is available 24/7 to customers in Los Angeles, Phoenix, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. Waymo partners with Uber in Austin and Atlanta.
Waymo also says it has plans to expand to Miami and Washington, D.C., in 2026. It has been testing in Miami since December.
Waymo’s current fleet features over San Franciscans can hail Robotaxis through the app, but just like the service in Austin, but there is a human “safety monitor” in the driver’s seat making sure everything is working properly. 1,500 vehicles spread across its four current host cities, but by next year, it expects to more than double its fleet with more than 2,000 new additions…
San Franciscans can hail Robotaxis through the app, but just like the service in Austin, but there is a human “safety monitor” in the driver’s seat making sure everything is working properly…
But while Tesla is behind in some areas, it’s starting life in the Bay Area with a huge advantage over Waymo.
A user on X (the former Twitter) and Tesla enthusiast @JoeTegtmeyer posted a map with the Tesla Robotaxi’s coverage area overlaid on Waymo’s. It doesn’t take a cartographer to see which company has the advantage. ….” Read more Hmmmm… Poor Waymo, they can’t get a break. Here they are, way out in front, yet this author takes something that lacks the most fundamental qualification to be on the same page and rates it superior. What??? This is like comparing an apple to a rock. Poor Waymo. It can’t get any respect. Alain
HandyRides Update
A. Kornhauser, Aug. 14, Signing Service Agreements. We now have our 4 anchor clients. Hmmmm… OK! Alain
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Previous SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast/PodCasts
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 395 / PodCast 395
F. Fishkin, July 30, “With a big rail merger in the headlines, Alain talks trains. Plus…AI policy vision in Washington, Waymo’s woes in Boston, the Model Y is a top safety pick again and the latest on Lyft, Uber and more. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 395 of Smart Driving Cars.
0:00 open
0:25 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern reach 85 billion dollar merger deal
8:26 The administration in Washington offers vision for AI policy
10:44 Jalopnik headline… Boston flips the bird to Waymo robotaxis
13:03 IIHS gives Tesla Model Y top safety rating again
20:00 The Street report on expert witness backing Tesla in fatal autopilot crash case
22:15 TechCrunch headline.. Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 while Uber inks more self driving deals
23:20 Waymo launching autonomous vehicles in Dallas as Tesla readies robotaxi expansion
24:53 Who are robotaxi rides being targeted to?
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 394 / PodCast 394
F. Fishkin, July 18, “The battle between Waymo and Tesla in the robotaxi arena as both plan expanded service areas. Autonomous heavy machinery. Tesla’s Dojo 2 Supercomputer. Plus Uber, May Mobility, VW and more on Smart Driving Cars episode 394 with Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. Tune in and subscribe.
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0:34 From Forbes.com- The Waymo-Tesla Robotaxi Battle
4:23 Bedrock Robotics from Waymo veterans doing autonomous heavy machinery
9:17 Waymo posts it has officially driven 100 million fully autonomous miles
12:00 Waymo coming to Philadelphia and New York City
13:07 Property Casualty 360 report that Uber has eye on commercial auto insurance reform
15:38 From Not a Tesla App Tesla’s Dojo 2 supercomputer enters mass production
18:45 …also Tesla reportedly updates robotaxi app
21:42 May Mobility launches ride hail api
26:40 HSBC analysts reportedly say potential market for driverless taxis is widely overestimated.
29:25 Automotive News piece on where robotaxi rivals stand
30:15 VW robotaxi wants to rival Waymo and Tesla
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 393 / PodCast 393w/ Michael Sena: Is Elon Musk the Henry Ford of our day?
F. Fishkin, July 6, “Is Elon Musk the Henry Ford of our day? In which ways? Some surprises, perhaps, in a Mobility Musings essay from Michael Sena who joins Alain and Fred for episode 393 of Smart Driving Cars. Plus- the Tesla robotaxi rollout and the coverage of it, Waymo, VW, driverless systems in China, Malcolm Gladwell and more.
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0:35 Musings on Mobility: Is Elon Musk the Henry Ford of Our Day? Essay by Michael Sena.
14:00 What will Musk’s legacy be?
16:56 Should consumer look at the man or the car?
18:14 Alain’s take on the coverage of Tesla’s robotaxi rollout
21:40 What are the really significant accomplishments of Ford and Musk?
27:30 Alain recommends book An Immense World – How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us 29:00 Alain is also linking to PBS NOVA report on new images from the Rubin Observatory
30:25 South China Morning Post- How does a Chinese driverless system compare with Tesla’s?
31:05 Volkswagen’s MOIA unveils ID Buzz turnkey solution for full autonomous mobility services
32:40 Back to the question- why pursue driverless mobility?
37:05 Malcolm Gladwell is saying driverless cars are too safe..
41:02 Brief…very brief…update on HandyRides
42:00 GM’s Cruise Cars are back on the road?
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 392 / PodCast 392 – 7Tesla, Ford, Waymo and more
F. Fishkin, July 1, “What is the significance of a Tesla Model Y delivering itself to a consumer? What happened when Reuters and Business Insider reached out to Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser for comment on Tesla’s robotaxi launch issues in Austin? Join Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus Ford, Waymo and more on episode 392 of Smart Driving Cars. Tune in and subscribe!
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0:40 Tesla Model Y delivers itself to consumer
5:18 With Tesla robotaxi launch in Austin … Reuters and then Business Insider contact Alain for comments on reported problems
17:30 Ford CEO favors Waymo’s LiDAR approach over Tesla’s vision only self driving
20:55 OBI lists pricing insights on Waymo, Uber and Lyft..
25:55 Upcoming online conference from Bridging Transportation Researchers
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 391 / PodCast 391 – Robotaxis from VW-Waymo-Tesla
F. Fishkin, June 19 “VW ID.Buzz Robotaxis coming? Waymo expands. Tesla robotaxis launching. All that and more on epsidoe 391 of Smart Driving Cars. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin and subscribe!
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00:39 VW ID. BUZZ robotaxis coming? Alain says call me!
3:30 Teslas safer than Waymo?
7:20 Waymo expanding…
9:49 to NYC too?
10:12 Some Texas legislators ask for a delay in Tesla robotaxi launch
21:20 Elektrek reports Amazon to test humanoid robot deliveries with Rivian vans
24:55 The Verge reports US DOT wants more self driving cars without pedals or steering wheels
27:47 Yahoo Finance headline..Nearly 75 percent of riders fear robotaxi safety, yet pay more for Waymo
29:45 The Times of London headline on UN report that terrorists could hijack AI driven vehicles
32:15 Techcrunch report on Wayve and Uber plan robotaxi launch in UK
33:15 Tesla robotaxi rollout can be tracked online
35:00 Real case for driverless mobility… and update on ITN America
38:00 MSN report on FRA and FTA project to receive funds from previously awarded grants
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 390 / PodCast 390 – w/ Michael Sena: Gov’t. roles-Musk-Waymo-Uber & more
F. Fishkin, June 6 “What should governments be doing for robotic vehicles? What did they do for human driven vehicles? Mobility Industry Insights publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to explore that plus the latest on Elon Musk as robotaxis are readied, Waymo, Uber, TRB and more. Tune in and subscribe.
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0:44 Mobility Industry Insights: Should governments do any more for robot driven cars than they did for human driven vehicles?
16:20 What governments could do if they wanted to make driving more safe
18:18 Governments are doing things…but doing the wrong things
24:14 In Japan they are planning for some separate roadways for robotic vehicles
26:17 Tesla has planned to launch robotaxis in Austin next week- how would they be controlled? Differences from Waymo?
33:00 FinanceBuzz report on autonomous vehicle safety, accidents and reporting
39:00 Why aren’t intelligent cruise control and automatic emergency braking systems working together?
44:20 How old does a person really need to be to drive? Why is age relevant? Does it need to be a human? What about responsibility in robotic vehicles?
50:29 From TechCrunch …a patent infringement case that could disrupt Uber and others
51:22 The Transportation Research Board revamping committee structure and activities- TRB value.
1:02:00 What is needed to solve the safety problem?
1:08:00 Space X posts video titled Elon Musk, Mars and Beyond: The Road to Making Humanity Interplanetary
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 389 / PodCast 389 – Tesla, Aurora, Waymo and more
F. Fishkin, May 29 “We’re back with episode 389 of Smart Driving Cars as Alain Kornhauser wraps up his 53rd year teaching at Princeton University. Today, Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin looks at the coming launch of Tesla’s robotaxis, Musks departure from Washington and the company’s safety report. Plus, Aurora brings back human drivers, a battle over autonomous farm equipment in California, Waymo continues to grow and more. Plus…a tip of the cap to some great senior thesis work by Alain’s students. Tune in and subscribe.
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0:37 Tesla sets June 12 date for robotaxi launch
2:24 Tesla hiring humans to control robotaxis
4:13 Battle over automated farm equipment in California
6:03 Tesla safety report claims autopilot 10 times better at avoiding crashes
12:03 Aurora putting humans in driver seats again
13:40 NY Times reports driverless trucks are here with big promises
17:46 Way expanding to San Antonio and Houston
21:10 Warren Buffet asked about insurance shift with self driving cars
29:27 Senior Thesis work highlight in Smart Driving Car newslettter
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 388 / PodCast 388 – Aurora, Waymo, NHTSA & more
F. Fishkin, May 4 “Commercial driverless trucks are on the road in Texas. A big accomplishment for Aurora! Plus.. a DOT research grant gets terminated, Waymo’s safety study and partnership with Toyota and NHTSA amends ADAS reporting rules. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 388 of Smart Driving Cars.
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0:30 Aurora launches commercial driverless trucks
6:05 DOT cancels grant to Research Foundation of CUNY
7:50 Waymo releases study showing reduction in serious crashes and improved safety
13:45 Waymo partnering with Toyota
16:12 NHTSA amends order for ADAS reporting
19:40 Star Base now an official city in Texas
21:50 Alain wrapping up another semester at Princeton
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 387/ PodCast 387– The Last(?)Dispatcher w Michael Sena
F. Fishkin, Feb. 25 “Keeping cars out of cities? The parking meter is turning 90 this year. We learn more about that and more from The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena. Plus ..self driving cars, AI, the Black Hawk tragedy and more. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 387 of Smart Driving Cars.
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1:10 Michael Sena on parking meters turning 90 and what they are being used for now
8:15 The Pope and a cautionary approach to AI
13:05 For now…at least…the last edition of The Dispatcher
16:57 There’s another book on the way
18:30 Henry Ford…and the road today to driverless mobility
29:35 AI and Deep Research
37:10 the Black Hawk – American Airlines tragedy. What we’re learning.
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 386 / PodCast 386 – DeepSeek, HandyRides, Waymo, Tesla & more
F. Fishkin, Feb. 2 “DeepSeek and AI, HandyRides Inc. arrives, women providing taxi rides on motorcycles in Kenya, Waymo expanding to more cities and Tesla bringing front bumper camera to Model Y. Welcome back to Smart Driving Cars! Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for all of that and more on episode 386. And remember to subscribe.
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1:21 AI code editor, DeepSeek and more
6:22 HandyRides Inc. now exists
7:05 From NY Times: Women on motorcycle taxis giving rides in Kenya and a piece on driving in Vietnam
14:36 Timothy Lee piece…speculating DeepSeek not responsible for crashing NVIDIA stock
16:50 Waymo expanding to more cities including Las Vegas and San Diego
19:58 More DeepSeek discussion
25:16 new edition of The Dispatcher out from Michael Sena
26:17 The work that lies ahead to provide mobility to those who need it
29:15 Why are there still rear ending crashes
29:35 New Tesla Model Y will have front bumper camera
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 385 / PodCast 385 – w Michael Sena … GM Cancels Cruise, Waymo progresses and NHTSA’s New Rules for Driverless
F. Fishkin, Dec. 22 “With GM putting an end to the Cruise robotaxi venture, Waymo reaching 5 million rides and NHTSA proposing new rules for driverless vehicles, there’s plenty of news to end the year. The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena joins Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at those stories and more on episode 385 of Smart Driving Cars! Tune in and subscribe.
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1:17 Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Princeton’s John Hopfield. Alain’s tribute.
1:54 GM shutters Cruise robotaxi venture
13:26 Waymo has now delivered over 5 million driverless rides
26:49 NHTSA proposes new rules for self driving cars
34:55 The Dispatcher Musings…back to Scranton
38:14 Closing out the year with long time friends and kudos to Alain’s students
SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 384 / PodCast 384 – The Election, Musk, Tesla, Waymo & more with guest Michael Sena
On episode 384 of Smart Driving Cars, Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin are joined by The Dispatcher publisher Michael Sena. This time out- the election, Elon Musk, Tesla, Waymo, Aurora and a tribute to the late Paul Michel Lion III
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0:55 From The Dispatcher -a look at the presidential election and the process
10:01 Princeton’s Bob Vanderbei maps out the electorate one again
14:30 The involvement of Elon Musk, pre-election and post-election and Michael’s look at the Robotaxi event.
42:20 Tesla’s quarterly vehicle safety report 47:48 A tribute Alain’s PHD Advisor at Princeton, Paul Michel Lion III.
48:28 Waymo is now valued at 45 billion dollars 49:59 Aurora’s Chris Urmson says we are on the brink of a new era in mobility and logistics 52:25 Michael comments further on Waymo and its role at Alphabet (Google)
59:54 The Autopian report on Google/Waymo patent application for system to take over automatically if it detects a bad driver behind the wheel.
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SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 382 / PodCast 382 – SpaceX, Cybercab and John Hopfield. Space X wows with catch, Tesla’s Cybercab event and the potential impact on mobility, and Princeton’s John Hopfield captures 2024 Nobel Physics Prize. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for the takeaways from the latest headlines and more. Tune in and subscribe! 0:00 open 0:30 SpaceX wows with landing 8:38 Tesla’s Cybercab event-Alain’s take on the ups and downs 18:22 Elon uses the elevator analogy! 21:12 Forbes piece- Can’t Get a Cybercab? Wave Down a Waymo. 22:40 AutoEvolution: 5 Polarizing Facts from Tesla’s We Robot Cybercab Unveiling Event 26:26 Presentation from Alain’s students on shared mobility at Next Generation Systems Conference 27:45 More on Cybercabs and questions about insurance 39:02 Princeton’s John Hopfield wins Nobel Physics Prize! SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 381 / PodCast 381 – w Michael Sena: data privacy, Northvolt, Tesla and more. 0:00 open 0:54 Vehicle telecommunications and data privacy battle 22:40 What happened to Sweden’s Northvolt 27:17 The efforts to stop the importing of inexpensive Chinese vehicles. Is the rest of the world toast? 45:55 Tesla prepares for the robotaxi unveiling October 10 54:35 Reuters reports Waymo discussions with Hyundai on vehicle platform and remarks from Waymo co-CEO at University of Michigan 1:00:35 Two of Alain’s students deliver at the Next Generation Systems Conference SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 380 / PodCast 380 – w Michael Sena SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 379 / PodCast 379 – Time to Pivot-Hamburg-Waymo-Tesla & more SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 378 / PodCast 378 – Cry’n Shame GM’s Cruise abandons the Origin purposely designed robotaxi in favor of the Chevy Bolt. Former CEO Kyle Vogt calls it disappointing. Plus the audiobook version of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility arrives. Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 378 of Smart Driving Cars. SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 377 / PodCast 377 – What would GreenVille MOVES look like The push towards affordable driverless mobility continues on episode 377 of Smart Driving Cars. Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin show what GreenVille Moves would look like. Plus ..the EU mandates speed limiters, Tesla adding parental controls for teen drivers and more. 0:00 open 0:49 Congrats to Alain’s students who took part in the Henley Royal Regatta 2:04 Launching of HandyRides continues for affordable mobility 3:15 Demo of what GreenVilleMOVES would look like 33:30 EU is mandating speed limiters 34:15 Tesla update to give parents control over teen driver speed and more 39:50 The Drive report on Mercedes engineer criticism of Tesla FSD and its impact on public attitudes toward autonomous driving tech. 42:04 The Verge report on Distance Technologies windshield AR heads up display 45:00 Ken Pyle’s Viodi piece on Smart Driving Car Summit SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 376 / PodCast 376 – a mobility start-up is launched July 1st marks the launch of a new mobility start-up! Join Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for details. Plus..GM Cruise pays for crash report delays, Rimac robotaxis and automakers ask for reconsideration of automatic emergency braking rules. SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 375 / PodCast 375 Elon Musk talks Tesla robotaxis and more. Maybe for Brownsville? F. Fishkin, June 15, ” With Elon Musk divulging more about how Telsa robotaxis may operate, Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser demonstrates how they could be used to serve Brownsville, Texas. And the plan could be replicated anywhere. Plus the latest on Waymo and Cruise. Join Alain and co-host Fred Fishkin for episode 375 of Smart Driving Cars. 0:00 open 0:30 Musk talks robotaxi business, Tesla Semis and more new vehicles 15:27 Alain shows how a Brownsville MOVES mobility service could work. 36:19 Waymo issues software and mapping recall following telephone pole crash in Phoenix 43:10 GM investing 850 million dollars in Cruise and resuming operations in Houston
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